⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 6:15 · DET 72-82 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q4 3:10 · DET 102-124 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
